Welcome to SRP! You have come to the right place for straight razor shaving info. The Whipped Dog "Poor Man's Strop Kit' would be an excellent choice for now while learning to strop along with practicing with a butter knife. After you become proficient stropping you can start looking for a better strop. Also, I'm just down the road off I-40 in Crossville and if you have some spare time you are welcome to stop by and I'll help you on stropping or anything else shaving related, just shoot me a PM and we can go from there.